Film – Live Action

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic pull up in their lost tour bus looking for the highway. Gutter tells them how long it will take to get back to the highway. Being as they are not going to make the concert Gutter asked George Clinton for a ride on the tour bus.George Clinton:Sure come on man.Gutter: Shotgun! [repeated line]

Rushmore (1998) Bill Murray’s character, Herman Blume, is at the school Rushmore picking up his sons. Herman’s twin sons run up to the car. Ronnie calls shotgun, but Donnie fights him for it anyway. Bill Murray makes the correct call and tell’s Donnie to get in the back.

It becomes somewhat of a running joke. In the episode “Earth, Wind and…Wait for It” Shawn attempts to call shotgun on a fire station pole. Also in the episode “Truer Lies” Shawn again tries to call shotgun – this time on a hot air balloon. Both instances also follow up with Gus’s “You can’t call shotgun on X, Shawn.”

Michael Scott calls shotgun, even though they’re taking Dwight to the hospital and he really should be in the front. Michael then explains the sanctity of the rule of shotgun and how it can’t be questioned.

Immediately after chastising Ted for buying a new car, Barney calls shotgun for all eternity, which he and Robin then argue about. It comes up again later when he (unsuccessfully) tries to enforce it and he and Robin get back into the argument.(Remember Shotgun ends when the Deed is done!)

In the episode where Simon gets his car, the boys are going to Thorpe Park, and he picks up Will first. Will naturally sits on the front seat, and when they stop to pick up Jay, Simon and Will both get out of the car to greet him. When Will is about to get back to the front seat, Jay instantly calls shotgun. Will has not heard of shotgun before, and it is explained to him, after which Jay and Simon insist he should sit at the backseat. Cue one of Will’s usual “unwritten rule I have never about heard before or just don’t like” rants. In a later episode, Simon lets his own girlfriend sit in the backseat, in the uncomfortable space between Will and Jay, just because Neil called shotgun, and she does not manage to change his mind. While Simon is often the Only Sane Man, he certainly has a noticeable quirk in how he follows the shotgun rules like they are laws with capital punishment for breaking them.

Cartman and his friends are on a trip to Nebraska, he called shotgun but Kenny is already sitting on the front. He tells Kenny to get out multiple times, but ignores. Until Cartman throws a dollar and Kenny leaves.

Batman, Booster Gold and Blue Beetle are taking the Bug to Hub City Penitentiary, Booster says “Road trip! I call shotgun!” Gilligan Cut to Bats and Beetle in the front seats, while Booster sits in the back, protesting “I totally called shotgun!”

Other

His buddy Dwayne would call shotgun even if he and Mitch were being forced into a car at gunpoint. “I’d be riding in the backseat with the other kidnapper going: *shrug* ‘He called it!'” Listen on YouTube (Warning: explicit)

Have you seen Shotgun used in Pop Culture? Help us add it to our list.

Name(required)

Email(required)

Website

Category Comics

TV Show

Movie

Liturature

Comedy

Other

Name of Show/Book/Performer/Episode

Explain how Shotgun was called:(required)

ShotgunRules.com is dedicated to providing you the rules for calling Shotgun, the font seat of any vehicle, free of charge and for information purposes only. We do not condon use of any weapons, other than your brain and voice, to attain shotgun. Be safe and have fun!